Brian’s father collected antique automobiles, many of which he restored in the combined workshop and garage behind his home. In those years, from Eisenhower through Ford, the Mill’s home received the same meticulous and loving care that Mr. Mills lavished on his cars. On a recent visit to Owosso, Michigan, my hometown, I took [...]
Entries from May 25th, 2009
Subjects, Objects and Photography
May 25th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, photography
Tags:American Dream·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Meaning·Michigan·Mills·nostalgia·Owosso·perception·photograph·photographic subjects·photography
My Photography Beginnings
May 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Design and Communication, photography, Uncategorized
And in the beginning there was, for me at least, the Kodak Brownie Bullet. As simple as could be, it took black and white roll film and allowed no adjustment for aperture, shutter speed or focus. It was truly a point-and-shoot. For a kid in the 1950s, it was perfect. Later as a Marine, stationed [...]
Tags:Brownie Bullet·dissent·dissent decree·Nikkormat·nostalgia·photograph·photography
Photographers: Curators of Time
May 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Images, photography, Tony and Carmina, Uncategorized
Carmina and Tony Talk Time and Photography: “We are the time police, arresting speeders—that’s what we photographers are. We try to apprehend those, this and that in their acts of escaping. And much of what catch we do not realize until much later, if ever. We are collectors, conservators and curators of experience. We are [...]
Tags:dissent·dissent decree·Meaning·photograph·photography·Walker Evans·Wright Morris
Prejudice and Common Sense
May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18.” Albert Einstein Common sense is common because it favors the answer that seems obvious to the many. Yet truth is often subtle, nuanced, contextual and relative. Rarely is it black and white and almost always it is a matter of opinion. Politicians and charlatans [...]
Tags:common sense·dissent·dissent decree·Einstein·mediocrity·T.S. Eliot
An Homage to Aaron Siskind
May 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, photography, Uncategorized
I made this image within ten miles of my home. It is reminiscent of the work of the late Aaron Siskind, a photographer whose work I respect and admire.
Tags:Aaron Siskind·Art·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·photograph·photography·surface·texture
